Parents don't treat son's treatable cancer, and now he's dead

OK, this one I just don't get.

When one of my kids get a fever, I call the doctor. If there's green snot, we make an appointment. If he's begging me to go to the doctor, we are there.

According to prosecutors, an 8-year-old boy did just that — begged his parents to take him to a doctor. Instead, they treated his swollen glands and discomfort with cold medicine for months.

There are other terrible details of the story. They claim that an $87 vet visit to treat a pit bull for fleas was paid for by the mom's parents, who owned the dog. The couple had six children, but were unable to secure any insurance coverage for their brood. Reports state that some social workers urged them to get care for the boy, while another said to hold off until they had money to pay for it.

To top it off, the Mean Mom's attorney is using this defense: "Given her education and background, [she] didn't realize the boy was seriously ill and was treating him with cold medication."

WHAT?!?

A non-Mean Mom is going to know when her kid has the sniffles or is dying. Heck, a non-Mean Mom would probably take her severely ill child to the doctor whether the money was there or not.

I am sure, at least I hope, that this Mean Mom wishes things had gone differently.

She and the boy's father are no longer together. Her other kids got taken away from her and now she is going to jail. Her life kind of sucks, too.

At least she has a life.

Click below for a link to a story on  ABC News.

You'll be OK, honey